Dedham Food Pantry https://dedhamfoodpantry.org Neighbors Helping Neighbors Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:54:41 +0000 en hourly 1 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-dfp_favicon_logo_512x512-32x32.png Dedham Food Pantry https://dedhamfoodpantry.org 32 32 Fruitful Offerings Plant Distribution 2025 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2025/03/fruitful-offerings-plant-distribution-2025/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:54:34 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4885 Spring has sprung, and vegetable plants are coming to the DFP! Our friends at Fruitful Offerings will distribute plants at the Food Pantry on:

  • Saturday, May 17th
  • Wednesday, May 21st
  • Wednesday, May 28th (senior citizens only)
  • Saturday, June 7th

For questions, more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact:

Ann Miranda

Executive Director & Co-Founder
Fruitful Offerings

617.651.0743
fruitful.offerings@gmail.com

]]> Fruitful Offerings Plant Distribution 2024 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2024/03/fruitful-offerings/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:40:32 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4681 Spring has sprung, and vegetable plants are coming to the DFP! Our friends at Fruitful Offerings will distribute plants at the Food Pantry on:

  • Saturday, May 18
  • Wednesday, May 22nd (for senior citizens only)
  • Saturday, June 1

For questions, more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact:

Ann Miranda

Executive Director & Co-Founder
Fruitful Offerings

617.651.0743
fruitful.offerings@gmail.com

]]> Fruitful Offerings Plant Distribution 2023 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2023/04/fruitful-offerings-plant-distribution/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:41:31 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4477 Fruitful Offerings will be distributing tomato and vegetable plants to Dedham Food Pantry clients on the following dates:

  • May 10th (senior shopping)
  • May 13th and 20th (Saturday shopping)

Please note that this is first come first served, click here to learn more.

]]> Nov. 24, 2022 is the 11th Annual Family Gratitude 5K Turkey Trot! https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2022/11/nov-24-2022-is-the-11th-annual-family-gratitude-5k-turkey-trot/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:04:41 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4057 The 11th annual Family Gratitude – 5K Turkey Trot is Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the Endicott Estate beginning at 8 a.m. This fun-filled Thanksgiving Day event is sponsored by Ripples of Hope, which is “Building Stronger communities by Helping Our Neighbors in Need,” and benefits local organizations including the Dedham Food Pantry.

Register here to run or click here to volunteer for the event! 

]]> Kendra Scott 2022 Fundraiser https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2022/08/kendra-scott-2022-fundraiser/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:34:02 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4038

]]> DFP Summer Snacks Drive https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2022/07/dfp-snack-drive/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:30:28 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=4030 Buy snacks for school-age Dedham children by checking out this Amazon wish list: https://amzn.to/3z1d3cp or click here to donate.

]]> Maeve Quigley’s Food Drive & Fundraiser https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2020/11/maeve-quigley-food-drive-fundraiser/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:32:48 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=3577 Many thanks to Maeve Quigley for organizing a food drive & fundraiser which raised $1,000 to benefit the Dedham Food Pantry. The effort collected food donations & contributions from as far as Maine, Ohio and Virginia. Maeve and her mother Kathryn Aldrich Quigley delivered 150 flyers to their neighborhood and brought 25 to her school, posted online and yard signs.

A big shoutout goes to the Quigleys, your friends, family, neighbors and Mariposa Childcare. Your contributions will go a long way to helping the less fortunate. Thank you!

]]> #GivingTuesday is here! https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2020/11/givingtuesday-is-here/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:07:57 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=3566 The Dedham Food Pantry takes part in the #GivingTuesday annual event on Dec. 1, 2020! The global pandemic has had a negative effect in our budget, as we continue to experience a surge in local families needing our services. Your donation covers food purchases which guarantees that each family will have food on their table.

Here are some ways you can get involved with our mission on #GivingTuesday to help us:

  • Donate online, or mail at: P. O. Box 46 Dedham, MA 02027
  • Get Involved – volunteer, organize a food drive, support our local Partners
  • Spread the word about our mission by telling your friends and family.
]]> COVID-19 Update https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2020/03/covid-19-update/ Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:29:43 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=3322 The Dedham Food Pantry remains open to provide food to those Dedham residents in need during its usual hours of operation- Saturdays from 8-10:30 am and Senior Shopping (2nd & 4th Tuesdays from 1:30 – 3pm). You can also avail of our services if you have been laid off or your hours reduced from your place of employment due to the Covid 19 outbreak.

We understand that while some people who are laid off have sufficient financial resources for the period that they are out of work, others do not. No one should be concerned about their ability to feed themselves or their family during this crisis.  Any Dedham resident that is concerned about their finances should feel free to come to the Pantry.

New clients who are out of work and who need food assistance due to lack of income can simply come to the Pantry on Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30.  Please bring proof of residency.

The Pantry will be doing a few things differently to limit the exposure of our clients and volunteers.

  • Clients will be provided with pre-packaged bags of food rather than being able to select their own items, as we have traditionally done.
  • We will not be accepting teenage volunteers.
  • We ask that only one person per household come to the Pantry.  If possible, clients should leave children at home.
  • Clients arriving by car will be asked to wait in their car until we bring food to them and to opening their trunk or hatch to alert us that they are waiting.
  • Clients will be handed food outside of the Panty and asked not to come inside the Pantry.
  • The Pantry will attempt to deliver food to the door of our clients who cannot get out.
  • The Pantry will be in need of volunteers who can pick up food from the Pantry and drop it off at the doors of those in quarantine.

The Pantry recognizes that some clients will be quarantined with the virus or asked to self-quarantine.  If you are quarantined and in need of food please call or email the Pantry with your information.

The Dedham Food Pantry is located on the North side of the Dedham Plaza.  Our shopping hours are Saturdays from 8:30 to 10:30.  We also have shopping for seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 1:30 to 3:00.

For more information:

As always, the Pantry appreciates financial donations and can again accept food donations. 

]]> Making a Difference- Bella’s Food Drive Boston https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/2019/10/bellas-food-drive-boston/ Fri, 11 Oct 2019 15:38:37 +0000 https://dedhamfoodpantry.org/?p=3131 Many thanks to Bella Matthews of Bella’s Food Drive Boston for coordinating an awesome food drive on Oct. 5th at the Star Market Dedham generating close to 140 bags of food. Click on the link to lo learn more: https://bellasfooddrive.org/

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